Game ID: 22400500
LA Clippers @ Minnesota Timberwolves
Monday, January 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Target Center, Minneapolis, MN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MIN 16 30 31 31 108LAC 27 26 23 30 106
LAC @ MIN ScoutingLAC @ MIN Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
MIN availability going into 12/29 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 14 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Dillingham missed 2 since 12/25, out tonight
MIN availability going into 12/31 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 15 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Dillingham missed 3 since 12/25, out tonight
MIN availability going into 1/02 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 16 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Dillingham missed 4 since 12/25, out tonight
MIN availability going into 1/04 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 17 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Dillingham missed 5 since 12/25, out tonight
MIN availability going into 1/06 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 18 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Dillingham missed 6 since 12/25, out tonight
NEW DiVincenzo 26 to 31 min over the last 5
MIN availability going into 1/07 · back-to-backOUT Clark missed 19 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Dillingham missed 7 since 12/25, out tonight
MIN availability going into 1/09 · 1 day's restOUT Clark missed 20 since 11/26, returns tonight: 3 min (25% of 12)
OUT Dillingham missed 8 since 12/25, out tonight
MIN availability going into 1/11 · 1 day's restOUT Dillingham missed 9 since 12/25, out tonight
BACK Clark back 1/09 after 20, 3 min since (25% of 12)
MIN availability going into 1/13 · 1 day's restOUT Dillingham missed 10 since 12/25, out tonight
BACK Clark back 1/09 after 20, 3 min since (25% of 12)
LAC availability going into 12/30 · 2 days' restOUT Mann missed 8 since 12/04, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 4 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Jones Jr. back 12/19 after 2, 22 min since (93% of 24)
LAC availability going into 12/31 · back-to-backOUT Mann missed 9 since 12/04, out tonight
OUT Hyland missed 5 since 12/19, returns tonight: 17 min (156% of 11)
BACK Jones Jr. back 12/19 after 2, 24 min since (101% of 24)
NEW Powell 33 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Dunn 24 to 30 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/02 · 1 day's restOUT Mann missed 10 since 12/04, out tonight
BACK Hyland back 12/31 after 5, 17 min since (156% of 11)
NEW Dunn 24 to 30 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/04 · 1 day's restOUT Mann missed 11 since 12/04, returns tonight: 16 min (81% of 20)
BACK Hyland back 12/31 after 5, 12 min since (110% of 11)
LAC availability going into 1/06 · 1 day's restBACK Mann back 1/04 after 11, 16 min since (81% of 20)
BACK Hyland back 12/31 after 5, 10 min since (89% of 11)
LAC availability going into 1/08 · 1 day's restOUT Bamba missed 2 since 1/04, returns tonight: 15 min (122% of 13)
BACK Mann back 1/04 after 11, 13 min since (65% of 20)
BACK Hyland back 12/31 after 5, 10 min since (89% of 11)
LAC availability going into 1/13 · 4 days' restBACK Mann back 1/04 after 11, 13 min since (64% of 20)
BACK Bamba back 1/08 after 2, 15 min since (122% of 13)
BACK Hyland back 12/31 after 5, 10 min since (88% of 11)
NEW Coffey 24 to 29 min over the last 5
LAC availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restBACK Mann back 1/04 after 11, 13 min since (64% of 20)
BACK Bamba back 1/08 after 2, 12 min since (94% of 13)
LAC availability going into 1/16 · back-to-backBACK Mann back 1/04 after 11, 12 min since (59% of 20)
BACK Bamba back 1/08 after 2, 14 min since (109% of 13)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Edwards at 25 and Randle at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Powell at 20 and Harden at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 41 percent from three to the Clippers' 33. Call it Minnesota 110, the Clippers 109, the Clippers keeping it close.
12/29 vs SAS 112-110 — MIN notes
MIN won 112-110. MIN shot 43% (43 of 100) to SAS's 44%, 11 of 44 from three, and got to the line 19 times to SAS's 28. The glass went 56-41 for them. DiVincenzo led with 26 (8 of 15, 5 of 10 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Gobert added 17, Randle 16. The hinge was Q2, 32-12: MIN came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 16. DiVincenzo was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
12/31 @ OKC 105-113 — MIN notes
MIN lost 105-113. MIN shot 49% (39 of 79) to OKC's 47%, 15 of 38 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 18 fouls committed. MIN turned it over 23 times to OKC's 9, and OKC turned those into 16 steals. Edwards led with 20 (6 of 12, 4 of 7 from three); Reid added 19, Conley 16. Q4 was theirs, 30-24, the deficit cut from 14 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 89-75 against them. They led by as many as 12. Alexander-Walker's -12 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/02 vs BOS 115-118 — MIN notes
MIN lost 115-118. MIN shot 50% (37 of 74) to BOS's 50%, 21 of 39 from three, and went to the line 22 times to BOS's 6 — 20 points from the stripe to their 4. MIN turned it over 15 times to BOS's 3, and BOS turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 41-31 for them. Randle led with 27 (9 of 16, 5 of 7 from three); Reid added 20, McDaniels 19. Q1 was theirs, 35-28, but the other 3 periods went 90-80 against them. Edwards's -10 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/04 @ DET 105-119 — MIN notes
MIN lost 105-119. MIN shot 42% (34 of 80) to DET's 48%, 16 of 40 from three, and went to the line 26 times to DET's 20 — 21 points from the stripe to their 16. MIN turned it over 17 times to DET's 12, and DET turned those into 12 steals. The glass went 33-47 against them. Edwards led with 53 (16 of 31, 10 of 15 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Randle added 17. Q4 was theirs, 24-23, the deficit cut from 15 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 96-81 against them. Randle's -20 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/06 vs LAC 108-106 — MIN notes
MIN won 108-106. MIN shot 45% (41 of 92) to LAC's 42%, 16 of 39 from three, and got to the line 17 times to LAC's 25. Edwards led with 37 (14 of 29, 6 of 13 from three); Reid added 18, DiVincenzo 15. The hinge was Q3, 31-23: MIN came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 1. MIN trailed 46-53 at the half and won the second half 62-53.
1/07 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; McCollum at 32 and Murphy III at 25 a game. Without Williamson (27 straight), Green (2 straight), Payton (14 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Reid at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-5 a night and New Orleans minus-3 and the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 16 times a game to New Orleans's 12. Call it New Orleans 114, Minnesota 111, Minnesota keeping it close.
1/09 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 100, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Carter Jr. at 14 and Suggs at 13 a game. Without Banchero (33 straight), Wagner (13 straight), Suggs (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 42 from three, 19 free throws a game; Edwards at 31 and Reid at 16 a game. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 42 percent from three to Orlando's 33 and the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 17 times a game to Orlando's 11. Call it Orlando 107, Minnesota 104, Minnesota keeping it close.
1/11 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 106, shooting 44 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 32 and Randle at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 30 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 29 and Bane at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Smart (9 straight), Williams Jr. (23 straight). One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 106 a night to Memphis's 119 and the line, where Memphis takes 30 free throws a game to Minnesota's 23. Call it Minnesota 114, Memphis 112, Memphis keeping it close.
1/13 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 126, shooting 42 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Butler at 16 and Kispert at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Brogdon (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Edwards at 32 and Randle at 16 a game. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 108 a night to Washington's 126 and the arc, Minnesota at 38 percent from three to Washington's 33. Call it Minnesota 116, Washington 107.
12/30 @ NOP 116-113 — LAC notes
LAC won 116-113. LAC shot 48% (41 of 86) to NOP's 51%, 13 of 37 from three, and went to the line 27 times to NOP's 14 — 21 points from the stripe to their 11. Powell led with 35 (13 of 27, 4 of 12 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Harden added 27, Zubac 20. The hinge was Q4, 29-23: LAC came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 3. LAC trailed 56-62 at the half and won the second half 60-51.
12/31 @ SAS 86-122 — LAC notes
LAC lost 86-122. LAC shot 34% (30 of 87) to SAS's 49%, 11 of 41 from three. The glass went 41-58 against them. Harden led with 17 (5 of 11, 2 of 6 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Powell added 15, Coffey 14. Q2 was theirs, 26-32, but the other 3 periods went 90-60 against them. Harden's -27 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/02 @ OKC 98-116 — LAC notes
LAC lost 98-116. LAC shot 47% (38 of 81) to OKC's 50%, 11 of 32 from three. LAC turned it over 19 times to OKC's 9, and OKC turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 45-35 for them. Coffey led with 26 (10 of 14, 6 of 8 from three); Bamba added 12, Porter Jr. 11. Q1 was theirs, 30-22, but the other 3 periods went 94-68 against them. They led by as many as 16. Dunn's -26 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/04 vs ATL 131-105 — LAC notes
LAC won 131-105. LAC shot 55% (53 of 96) to ATL's 43%, 13 of 36 from three. LAC turned it over 17 times to ATL's 22. Powell led with 20 (8 of 16, 4 of 10 from three); Zubac added 18, Coffey 17. The hinge was Q2, 45-26: a lead of 1 became 20, and the lead reached 29. Powell was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
1/06 @ MIN 106-108 — LAC notes
LAC lost 106-108. LAC shot 42% (37 of 89) to MIN's 45%, 12 of 35 from three, and went to the line 25 times to MIN's 17 — 20 points from the stripe to their 10. Powell led with 25 (7 of 17, 2 of 5 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Harden added 22, Zubac 17. Q1 was theirs, 27-16, but the other 3 periods went 92-79 against them. They led by as many as 19. Leonard's -17 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/08 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Jokić at 36 and Porter Jr. at 21 a game. Without Gordon (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Powell at 20 and Harden at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 16 times a game to Denver's 10. Call it Denver 116, the Clippers 112, the Clippers keeping it close.
1/13 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Powell at 19 and Harden at 16 a game. 4 days' rest. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Herro at 22 and Jović at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Butler III (5 straight), Richardson (24 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been minus-3 a night and Miami minus-9 and the defense, Miami allowing 109 a night to the Clippers' 115. Call it Miami 110, the Clippers 109, the Clippers keeping it close.
1/15 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Powell at 22 and Harden at 18 a game. One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Clowney at 15 and K. Johnson at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Thomas (6 straight), Watford (14 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Clippers 114, Brooklyn 107.
1/16 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 16 free throws a game; Simons at 23 and Sharpe at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Grant (8 straight), Thybulle (39 straight), Williams III (3 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 101, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Powell at 24 and Harden at 19 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 101 a night to Portland's 117 and the line, where the Clippers take 24 free throws a game to Portland's 16. Call it the Clippers 113, Portland 109, Portland keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LACAC A. Coffey
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KD K. Dunn
KL K. Leonard
KP K. Porter Jr.
NB N. Batum
NP N. Powell
TM T. Mann
MINAE A. Edwards
DD D. DiVincenzo
JM J. McDaniels
JM J. Minott
JR J. Randle
MC M. Conley
NA N. Alexander-Walker
NR N. Reid
RG R. Gobert
LAC/MIN the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Edwards scores 37 to lead Timberwolves past Clippers 108-106
MINNEAPOLIS -- — Anthony Edwards scored 28 of his 37 points in the second half and the Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a 19-point first-half deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 108-106 on Monday night.
Edwards, who had a career-high 53 points in Saturday’s loss at Detroit, finished 14 of 29 from the field, including a pair of late 3-pointers for his eighth game this season of 30-plus points.
Naz Reid scored 18 off the bench and Donte DiVincenzo added 15 for Minnesota, which ended a three-game slide. Rudy Gobert had eight points and a game-high 18 rebounds.
Norman Powell led Los Angeles with 25 points, James Harden added 22 and Ivica Zubac had 17 points and 16 rebounds. The Clippers have lost three of four.
With the Wolves down by one, Edwards swished a step-back 3 with 1:12 to play. After Zubac missed a layup for Los Angeles, Edwards drained another 3 with 34.4 seconds left for a 106-101 lead.
Takeaways Clippers: In his second game back after missing the team’s first 34 while recovering from a right knee injury, Kawhi Leonard scored eight points on 3-of-11 shooting. He had two assists and two rebounds in 20 minutes, 41 seconds.
Timberwolves: DiVincenzo started at point guard in place of Mike Conley , who came off the bench for the first time in his 131 games with the Timberwolves. In his 18th season overall, Conley entered averaging 8.0 points per game and shooting 34.9% from the field, both career lows. He finished with 11 points.
Key moment The Clippers led 96-91 with 4:07 to go, but a three-point play and a 3 by Edwards put the Timberwolves up by one a minute later.
Key stat Averaging 20.1 points per game, Julius Randle had five for Minnesota on 2-of-10 shooting. He missed all three 3-point attempts.
Up next The Clippers are at Denver on Wednesday. The Timberwolves are at New Orleans on Tuesday.